thecoombdog Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 9 hours ago, foreverblue said: AAnio is probably better than Stefan and several Swindon fans wanted Aarnio I wonder whether we are going to go down the assessed foreigner route now we have over 5 points to play with if Bellego stays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy robin Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 29 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: I wonder whether we are going to go down the assessed foreigner route now we have over 5 points to play with if Bellego stays. Hope not as we need a rider who knows the away tracks. Only 14 away meetings so will need to pick up points on the road for a play off spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoombdog Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Crazy robin said: Hope not as we need a rider who knows the away tracks. Only 14 away meetings so will need to pick up points on the road for a play off spot. My mate reckons Douglas has signed for a prem team so I wonder if its him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney the robin Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 4 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: My mate reckons Douglas has signed for a prem team so I wonder if its him. I hope it is Douglas but i have a feeling King's Lynn might get him.Two names who might crop up are Jeppesen and Ospregen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverblue Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 45 minutes ago, thecoombdog said: My mate reckons Douglas has signed for a prem team so I wonder if its him. May be a few teams after him including Belle Vue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Tobi still exercising, he may be back sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagonshocker Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) Very important we get this next signing spot on especially with Tobiasz out ..no journeyman no assessed overseas has to be someone like Douglas on form with no fear of reputations would fit in a great plus he's currently already part of a winning side at Leicester Edited June 27, 2019 by hagonshocker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Good to see 4 Robins in top 10 of averages, Doyley 1, Rasser 2! Batch 5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) Just imagine what the team could do if Tobi is fit to ride and back and Rassa is at reserve for August Edited June 27, 2019 by A ORLOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: Just imagine what the team could do if Tobi is fit to ride and back and Rassa is at reserve for August Who would head into the main body for Rasser to drop down? For Tobi to be able to fit back in then we can't really sign anyone of any significant average or potential enough to climb too high? Or am I missing something obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 20 minutes ago, Reliant Robin said: Who would head into the main body for Rasser to drop down? For Tobi to be able to fit back in then we can't really sign anyone of any significant average or potential enough to climb too high? Or am I missing something obvious? You have 1.42 to spare, Tobi's average is 0.68 higher than Bellego so you could strengthen someone by 0.74 and still swap Bellego for Tobi before 1st August. Not sure what date the cut off is for team changes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, Call me wolfie said: You have 1.42 to spare, Tobi's average is 0.68 higher than Bellego so you could strengthen someone by 0.74 and still swap Bellego for Tobi before 1st August. Not sure what date the cut off is for team changes though I understand that part, so with Zach's average at 3.80 from 1st July we can only bring someone in up to 4.54. So nobody likely to push any of our top 5 to reserve come August Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I would say you're correct on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call me wolfie Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 17 minutes ago, Reliant Robin said: I understand that part, so with Zach's average at 3.80 from 1st July we can only bring someone in up to 4.54. So nobody likely to push any of our top 5 to reserve come August Scrub that if whoever you replaced Zach with is on an average above 4.51 come 23rd July and Rasmus still hasn't done 4 home and 4 away then Rasmus would indeed drop to reserve on 1st August 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Call me wolfie said: Scrub that if whoever you replaced Zach with is on an average above 4.51 come 23rd July and Rasmus still hasn't done 4 home and 4 away then Rasmus would indeed drop to reserve on 1st August Cheers Wolfie, so we'd need someone slotting in between 4.51 and 4.54 (as assuming the replacement also won't have done 4 home and 4 away unless there's a shock signing coming from somewhere else). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 I still don't see the point of having Rasmus at reserve while having someone in the top 5 who struggles to score. So, Rasmus can replace him in one of his rides. What about the other 3 rides? If Rasmus was in the top 5 he could have all of those rides and the rider who struggles in the top 5 could score decently at reserve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, Grachan said: I still don't see the point of having Rasmus at reserve while having someone in the top 5 who struggles to score. So, Rasmus can replace him in one of his rides. What about the other 3 rides? If Rasmus was in the top 5 he could have all of those rides and the rider who struggles in the top 5 could score decently at reserve. Agreed. My personal viewpoint is that I think with the options out there, we're better off looking to fill the gap left by Zach (plus any spare points to the limit) whilst waiting for Tobi to come back. So up to 4.54. Not a lot of fantastic options out there, but not many additional options by keeping Bellego, especially if Ryan Douglas is set to sign elsewhere as is rumoured. See if Nielsen can give some food for thought this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 26 minutes ago, Grachan said: I still don't see the point of having Rasmus at reserve while having someone in the top 5 who struggles to score. So, Rasmus can replace him in one of his rides. What about the other 3 rides? If Rasmus was in the top 5 he could have all of those rides and the rider who struggles in the top 5 could score decently at reserve. In many meetings it is the reserves scores that are winning or losing the match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, A ORLOV said: In many meetings it is the reserves scores that are winning or losing the match. Which is why we need someone at reserve who can win reserve races. It's useful to have a good reserve. For me, though, Rasmus is too good to be at reserve. A lot of his rides would be wasted on weaker opposition. Edited June 27, 2019 by Grachan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A ORLOV Posted June 27, 2019 Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Grachan said: Which is why we need someone at reserve who can win reserve races. It's useful to have a good reserve. For me, though, Rasmus is too good to be at reserve. A lot of his rides would be wasted on weaker opposition. In 1 - 5 max score 12 points, unless there is a TR, at reserve max possible 21 points, If one of the 1-5 has an off night with Rassa at reserve he can have one of their rides, if in the 1 -5 he cannot, I know which option I would want. Edited June 27, 2019 by A ORLOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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